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It was The Ides of March, March 15th of 1969, when Don MacLeod, his wife Loreen and brother in law Dan Lissy first opened an 800 square foot record store on the corner of 32nd & East Burnside. Specializing in mostly underground music not found in the department stores, drugstores or the couple of record stores which existed at the time, Music Millennium filled a niche for the Portland music community.

Titles by Fairport Convention, Frank Zappa, John Fahey, The Fugs and Holy Modal Rounders were stocked in the small store along with the sounds heard on the then three month old FM station, KINK- The Underground Link.

It's over 40 years later and Music Millennium is the oldest record store in existence in the Pacific Northwest. Throughout their history, they have stocked the ever-evolving gamut of formats including LP, 45, reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette, DAT, compact disc, mini-disc, DCC and CD-ROM.

From their humble beginnings in a basement space in Golden Valley on Golden Valley Road, to what is now the largest indie chain in Minnesota selling new and used, Down In The Valley continues to bring you the finest quality novelty, licensed and branded music memorabilia merchandise that you can buy!

Conveniently located off of Hwy 55 & Winnetka Ave in the Golden Valley Shopping Center, Down in the Valley has been Golden Valley's premier music and smoke shop since 1972! Down in the Valley has been serving rabid music fans with CD's, Vinyl Records, Bluetooth Headphones & Speakers, Turntables, Gifts & Collectibles, Funko Pop Vinyl Products, Kratom and Smoking Accessories for over 43 years!

Down in the Valley also sells concert tickets to venues across the Twin Cities metro including First Avenue, 7th Street Entry, Turf Club, Mill City Nights, The Cabooze, & Varsity Theater!

Broadtime was asked by the Houston Visitors bureau to provide a listening station solution for their Media Lounge for the big Superbowl this month. (We really thought ATL was going to make it happen.) We were excited to provide our stations and work with their local music community to showcase Houston artists both nationally known and truly local and unsigned bands.

If you would like further information on the custom interface we created and how our stations could be utilized to enhance your radio station, festival or other event happening in your community, please feel free to reach out to us.

So at Broadtime we keep looking for ways to improve and provide even more effective tools for retailers to engage with their customers. Some of those improvements include a new freestanding version of our station AND a brand new headphone clip. The clip can mount to the new stand or to our existing wall/desk mount fixtures (which are super flexible). It's a VESA standard so it works in all configurations.

We will begin including the headphone attachment on all new units. We will offer existing customers the ability to purchase them.

Amoeba Music has earned years of acclaim and built a reputation as one of California's best music stores. With stores in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Hollywood, Amoeba has achieved elite record store status, for all music fans. Broadtime is extremely proud to deliver BPM Listening stations for Amoeba's locations. Our customized interface and flexibility were important features for the stores and their customers. Now shoppers can preview much more music and stay informed and up to date with all things happening in the Amoeba community.

In 1990 Amoeba Music was born on Telegraph Avenue in one of California's most exciting and revolutionary cities -- Berkeley. The passion we shared with our customers for a truly broad, expertly stocked music selection at an irresistible price quickly kindled into a strong community and widespread attention. Since then we've expanded many times, and opened stores in two major California cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Today, music lovers come from far and near to visit the original Amoeba Music, shop our hundreds of thousands of new and used CDs and LPs, and enjoy the unique Berkeley vibe. We've earned years of acclaim and built a reputation as one of California's best music stores. Come visit and you'll see why!2455 Telegraph Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704

In 1997 Amoeba Music crossed the Bay to open its San Francisco location, in a converted bowling alley at the eastern edge of Golden Gate Park. Here we stock hundreds of thousands of music and movie titles from every genre imaginable, and we're constantly buying great collections and bringing in new product. The beautiful, dynamic Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, with its history of music and free expression, is the perfect place for an offshoot from the original location in like-minded Berkeley. With our huge selection, kool staff, and amazing live shows, we're a must-see part of San Francisco!1855 Haight St. San Francisco, CA 94117

In November 2001 Amoeba Music opened its biggest store yet, on Sunset Boulevard in downtown Hollywood. Occupying an entire city block, this store houses the biggest, broadest, most diverse collection of music and movies ever seen on under one roof. Altogether, our 2 shopping floors and our Jazz room boast millions of titles on CD, DVD and vinyl, new and used, and our stock changes as fast as our customers bring in their old collections.6400 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028

Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington.Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene. They are often credited with taking the first steps toward popularizing grunge music, and have continued to achieve critical and commercial success in the new millennium, with bands such as Fleet Foxes, Foals, Beach House, The Postal Service, Flight of the Conchords, No Age, Wolf Parade and The Shins on their roster.

Sub Pop’s long-standing motto, “Spanning the Globe for Profit”, became more true than ever before this May as they opened the doors to a first-of-its-kind retail space in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Sub Pop Airport Store (working-title-turned-seemingly-actual-title) is a mix of the classic Sub Pop Mega Mart and a Pacific Northwest-centric gift shop. Sub Pop collaborated with designers, artists, and companies who also call the Pacific Northwest home and created a vast array of brand new Sub Pop and PNW-related wares currently available exclusively (for now) at the Sub Pop Airport Store.

Broadtime was honored when approached by Sub Pop to create an instore listening experience to match the whole ethos of their iconic brand and store. We knew that Sub Pop's customers would be looking for an exciting, fun way to discover and further explore the fantastic selection of media at the store. Broadtime BPM stations provide the perfect platform to deliver that experience along with Sub Pop's marketing message. It has been an incredible opportunity to be part of this thrilling venture and we are proud that our BPM stations are now part of a new Seattle Landmark.

Dearborn Music is a record store located in Dearborn, Michigan. They have been serving the Detroit area since 1956 and have always provided exceptional service and products.

After serving the Dearborn comunity for over 50 years they have recently relocated to a larger location just 4 blocks from their previous site. With over seven thousand square feet of the best music and collectables. Their music selection consists of more than 50,000 different new and used cds and dvds, ranging from Zappa to Bach, Bo Diddley to Eminem, Waylon Jennings to Sade, Sister Sledge to Donald Byrd, and Jo Stafford to Merle Saunders.

Young Ones Records is an independently owned and run record store in Kutztown, PA. They have been in business for 24 years and on Ocober 4th relocated to a new larger location. Owners Chris and Caecilia Holt and employees celebrated the move and welcomed customers, friends, family and the community to the new store now located at 26 S. Whiteoak St. in Kutztown.

The store aims to offer everything that’s music related. They like to cater to everybody so it’s not just one type of music, it’s not one type of taste. Young Ones stocks classical to heavy metal and everything in between. They buy, sell and trade CDs, DVDs, Cassette Tapes, Video Games & Video Game Systems, VHS Tapes and Vinyl Records. They also carry t-shirts, jewelry, postcards, stickers, posters, books and other music related goodies.

They have over 20,000 titles of every genre, thousands of movies and can special order anything in print at no extra cost. “Not only do we like to have every type of music, new, modern, etc., we try to have other products. We just brought in a line of guitars and accessories. We feature video games and videos as well, so it’s entertainment multi-media.” - Caecilia Holt

Plan 9 Music is a full service, independent retailer with more than 25 years in the music retailing business. They carry a deep rock catalog, but also carry an extensive selection in most musical genres, from bluegrass to jazz to hip-hop. Plan 9 also offers a broad selection of used CD, DVD, LP, video games and collectibles.

Plan 9 is an active supporter of the independent music community, supporting local artists and their shows. They currently carry over 300 titles on consignment directly from area bands, and encourage in-store performances at all of their stores.

Plan 9 Music's employees are dedicated to expanding our local music scene and exposing their shoppers to a wide array of music in a true indie record store environment.